At 109 Years, The Association of Junior Leagues International Embraces 'Change' at Annual Conference in Orlando

NEW YORK, NY, Apr 06 (MARKET WIRE) --
When members from 293 individual Junior Leagues from the U.S., Canada,
Mexico and the UK come together for the 88th Annual Conference of The
Association of Junior Leagues International Inc. in Orlando (April 15-17
at the Orlando Rosen Centre Hotel), they will hear a lot about change.
That's because the conference theme -- "The Roadmap for the Future" --
reflects the 12-plus months of work that went into strategic planning at
the 109-year-old women's volunteer organization.

"This is the year that The Junior League Movement embraces change," said
Delly Beekman, AJLI President-Elect and member of the Junior League of
Monmouth County. "For more than a century, Leagues have helped address
some of the most difficult problems in American society by developing
practical, community-based solutions -- while, at the same time, training
women to achieve extraordinary things. Looking ahead, we see a vital role
for The Junior League in cultivating the role of women around the world
as catalysts for lasting community change."

Shelia C. Johnson, the conference's keynote speaker, will expand on the
change theme with events from her own remarkable life. As a dedicated
activist who serves as a Global Ambassador for CARE, her focus is
empowering girls to become catalysts for change in communities around the
world. Ms. Johnson is also an entrepreneur and philanthropist whose
accomplishments span the arenas of hospitality, sports, TV/film, the arts
and humanitarian causes. She is the first African-American woman to have
a stake in three professional sports teams, including the WNBA Washington
Mystics. A founding partner of BET (Black Entertainment Television), Ms.
Johnson serves as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of Parsons The
New School for Design and is a board member of VH1 Save the Music,
Americans for the Arts, the Jackie Robinson Foundation and the University
of Illinois Foundation. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign
Relations.

"Sheila Johnson exemplifies the change that women can create as civic
leaders, whether in their communities, in their countries or across the
world," said Debbie Brown Robinson, outgoing AJLI President and a member
of the Junior League of Houston. "As it has for 109 years, The Junior
League will find new ways to make that message evolve while keeping true
to The Junior League Mission."

The Junior League sponsors include: Electrolux ICON, Digital Cheetah,
Alexandra Investment Management, Lierac, EatingWell, Talbot's, Oce, Marsh
& P.U.G.S.

ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR LEAGUES INTERNATIONAL INC.
Founded in
1901 by New Yorker and social activism pioneer, Mary Harriman, the Junior
Leagues are charitable nonprofit organizations of women, developed as
civic leaders, creating demonstrable community impact.

Today, The Association of Junior Leagues International Inc. (AJLI) is
comprised of more than 160,000 women in 293 Junior Leagues throughout
Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States. Together, they
constitute one of the largest, most effective volunteer organizations in
the world. For more information please visit www.ajli.org.

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